Yoshimatsu: Symphony No. 2; Guitar Concerto; Threnody to Toki, Op. 12

Takashi Yoshimatsu (Composer), Sachio Fujioka (Conductor), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra), Paul Janes (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Paul Janes
• Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
• Conductor: Sachio Fujioka
• Composer: Takashi Yoshimatsu
• Audio CD (March 19, 1996)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Chandos
• ASIN: B000000AYO
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #338,273 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 stars An awe-inspiring synthesis of the classical & the avant-garde, October 27, 2010

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This review is from: Yoshimatsu: Symphony No. 2; Guitar Concerto; Threnody to Toki, Op. 12 (Audio CD)

I bought this CD for the amazingly innovative guitar concerto 'Pegasus Effect', originally written for the great Japanese guitarist, Kazuhito Yamashita. Yoshimatsu follows the classical guitar concerto forms of Rodrigo and Villa-Lobos, but combines them with his Kaleidoscopic musical language. The effect is an awe-inspiring synthesis of the lyrical and the experimental, the classical and the avant-garde. Yamashita made a pretty impressive recording of the work with RCA, but Craig Ogden has the advantage of better recording quality and BBC PO's wonderfully expressive playing. Ogden is technically solid and the tone he produces is imaginatively colourful.